公开(公告)号：US11466189B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US16499247

申请日：2017-04-05

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Ching-Jen Tang ,  Peter John Bonitatibus ,  Matthew Paul Rainka

IPC: C09K5/04 ,  F25B15/06 ,  F25B15/02 ,  C09K5/10

Abstract: An absorption cycle apparatus including a working fluid is presented. The working fluid includes a metal halide, water and a zwitterion additive, wherein the zwitterion additive includes an amino acid, 2,2′-[(phosphonomethyl)imino]diaceticacid, 3-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-1-propanesulfonic acid, or combinations thereof. A method of controlling crystallization in a working fluid of an absorption cycle apparatus is also presented.